One Year

It's been almost a year. I've renewed the domain welovelorie.com for another year. I suppose I'll keep renewing the domain for as long as I remember Lorie. So I suppose I'll continue to do so for the rest of my life.

All the comments are automatically forwarded to my e-mail so I can keep out the spam. Almost all the comments break my heart, most make my eyes well up with tears, but I persevere. Lorie would tell me that I'm built for this type of thing. She was so often right.

I'm going to my happy place now. I miss you Lorie...

Brett

Changing of the Season

I don't know how I ended up at this sight tonight. You've been on my mind and heart for days so it came as no surprise really to end up here revisiting the stories from the people that love you.

Some days it seems like just yesterday when you were taken from us. I'll open a drawer and instantly be drawn to a piece of paper with your handwriting on it. You are still very much with us in the office. I'll be working on something that's frustrating and I'll say Ok Lorie help me settle down and feel peace about this. It works every time too, your presence is all over my desk. I still look at your pictures on the computer.

I miss you so much.

DTG IT Employees

Lorie, Lorie, Lorie
I can not believe that it has been eight weeks and three days since you left us. I like Yvonne still find myself expecting to see you walk around the corner. Or hear that laugh from my desk you know the one where you threw your head back and gave it all you had! I know for a fact that you are up there getting things ready for the rest of us. Planning the ULTIMATE party!

So many things remind me of you! I still haven't been able to make a lunchtime trip to Mardel's because that was something we did together and I just haven't been able to make it there on my own yet. I miss those times the most ... they were filled with meaningful/spiritual conversations and can only be remembered never replaced!

I was cleaning out Brandon's room the other day and I came accross the note you wrote him after he finally had a whole week without a "bad" note coming home from the teacher. You were so proud of him and he knew it. It just reminded me how God didn't just give Brandon to me he gave him to all of us. You prayed for him just as hard or maybe even harder than I did. God was so good to me and after Brandon he sent you two BEAUTIFUL little girls ...You were so proud and deserving!

I heard a song the other day that I have heard a thousand times before but it means so much more now:

Healing Rain is coming down
It's coming nearer to this whole town
Rich and poor, weak and strong
It's bringing mercy, It won't be long
Healing Rain is coming down
It's coming closer to the lost and found.
Tears of Joy and Tears of shame
Awashed forever in Jesus name

Healing rain it comes with Fire
So let it fall and take us higher
Healing rain, I'm not afraid
To be washed in Heaven's rain

Lift your heads, let us return
To the mercy seat where time began
In your eyes I see the pain,
come soak these dry hearts With Healing Rain
And know that you the son of man,
can take a leper and let him stand
So lift your hands they can be held
By someone greater, the Great I AM

Healing rain it comes with Fire
So let it fall and take us higher
Healing rain, I'm not afraid
To be washed in Heaven's rain
To be washed in Heaven's rain

Healing Rain is falling down
Healing rain is faliing down
I'm not afraid, Im' not afraid
Healing Rain is falling down
Healing rain is faliing down
Let it Fall, Let it Fall


So Lord let the Healing rain fall, because the loss of Lorie might get easier with time and healing but it will never go away and she will never be forgotten!

Lorie we love and miss you!
Amy

Life without Lorie

Well, Lorie has been gone almost 7 weeks now. It still doesn't seem real to me. I still expect to see her walk in the door. I just got an e-mail from someone we went to class with at U of PHX that doesn't know Lorie died. It's still hard to see her name in an e-mail or to look at her pictures. I looked at pictures this morning that I had sent to the field when Faithie was born. I had to choke back the tears when I looked at the picture of her and Faithie. Through all this though I find strength in all she taught me while I knew her. I'm trying to smile more because I can hear her say "why are you frowning" when I had no reason to frown. I'm trying to speak to strangers like she did because I can hear her say "you never know what impact saying hello to someone can have, even if you don't know them." I can still hear her even though she's gone. She taught me so much and was so special to me, a true friend.

Lorie, the girls all miss you so much. You would be so proud of them and how they've all pulled together and given each other strength. Kristi took your job and I'm sure that makes you proud to know that someone with her knowledge and skills will carry on to continue with our success. After all, she trained you! :)

I miss you Lorie,

Love....................Yvonne

Funeral in El Paso

Kristi Benton and I flew to El Paso to attend the rosary and mass for Lorie. The viewing was on Wednesday afternoon, the rosary Wednesday night, and the mass yesterday. It was a very emotional time for everyone. Lorie has a very large family and it's easy to see why Lorie was the way she was. Her family is like that. They are extremely close and are a great support for each other.

It was nice to see where Lorie grew up, visit her home, and meet so many new people who I'm fortunate to have now as lifelong friends. They are very gracious and awesome people.

It appears Aurelio and the girls will be moving over the coming weeks to be with the family. Many of you have asked how he and the girls are doing. They are doing fine. The baby is much better now.

The family was so appreciative of the web site as that's how many of them were kept updated on everything going on here. They asked me to thank you all so much for everything you did for them and for Lorie while she was here.

Thank you so much.

Funeral services for Lorie

Arrangements have been made for Lorie's Memorial Service. Viewing will be held at Hillcrest Funeral Home located 5054 Donaphin El Paso, TX on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Rosary will be held at St. Anthony's Church located at 424 Lincoln Avenue Anthony, NM Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at 7:00pm. Funeral Mass will be held at St.Anthony's 424 Lincoln Avenue Anthony, NM Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 1:00pm and Lorie will arrive at 12:00 for viewing. Internment will be held at St. Anthony's Cemetary located on Acosta Road Anthony, NM. Following the services there will be a reception at the Anthony VFW located at 1800 Fourth Street Anthony, NM